Terahertz magnetoconductivity of magnetoresistive self-assembled (La0.7Sr0.3MnO3)0.5:(ZnO)0.5 nanocomposites

Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy was used to probe the magnetoconductivity of nanocolumns of the colossal magnetoresistance compound La
_0.7
Sr
_0.3
MnO
₃
strained by a ZnO scaffold. The terahertz conductivity of the nanocomposite increased rapidly below the metal-insulator transition. A magnetic field enhanced the conductivity, particularly close to the metal-insulator transition.